Publications by authors named "James Mallory"
By sequencing 523 ancient humans, we show that the primary source of ancestry in modern South Asians is a prehistoric genetic gradient between people related to early hunter-gatherers of Iran and Southeast Asia. After the Indus Valley Civilization's decline, its people mixed with individuals in the southeast to form one of the two main ancestral populations of South Asia, whose direct descendants live in southern India. Simultaneously, they mixed with descendants of Steppe pastoralists who, starting around 4000 years ago, spread via Central Asia to form the other main ancestral population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Neolithic and Bronze Age transitions were profound cultural shifts catalyzed in parts of Europe by migrations, first of early farmers from the Near East and then Bronze Age herders from the Pontic Steppe. However, a decades-long, unresolved controversy is whether population change or cultural adoption occurred at the Atlantic edge, within the British Isles. We address this issue by using the first whole genome data from prehistoric Irish individuals.
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- Honeybee populations face threats from pesticides, diseases, and other stressors, highlighting their vital role in agriculture and the historical relationship between humans and bees dating back to ancient Egypt and even the Stone Age.
- Evidence suggests that humans have been harvesting bee products, particularly beeswax, since prehistoric times, and its chemical composition allows for recognizing these products in archaeological contexts.
- Research indicates that Neolithic farmers across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa continuously exploited bee products from at least the seventh millennium cal BC, suggesting an essential cultural and technological role for honeybees in early agricultural societies.
A longitudinal study to determine the effects of mentoring on middle school youngsters by nursing and other college students.
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs
November 2007
Purpose: This study aims to utilize nursing and other college students in conducting a mentoring project aimed at determining outcomes of behavior and attitude of high-risk middle school students over a 5-year period.
Method: A quasi-experimental study with a sample of fifth and sixth graders was conducted in which mentored subjects were tested using multiple instruments and school data to identify behavioral and attitudinal outcomes. Statistical analyses were conducted using chi-square and one-way analysis of variance.